re: #14 Killgore Trout

He’s going to have to apologize for this one. I’m sure it’s the kind of thing wingnuts say in private but it’s not the kind of thing they can get away with in the open. They need to at least keep a think veil on the opposition to Constitutionally protected freedoms.

this is one of those deals where a nice Jewish boy from Richmond, VA (the state of my birth) has to get votes from a lot of people who are not necessarily going to be sympathetic to him unless he solidly represents their views. in other words, politics makes people do things they do not always want to do. But the trick is to find a middle ground on the issue where you do the right thing (supporting the mosque project) but also convince the naysayers. I think one way to do it is to explain that this project will be under MUCH more scrutiny than a typical mosque project. And that the builders are going to be well aware of that. It’s a tough line to walk and it ain’t easy, but the great ones find a way.